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500 Main St. Springfield, OR 97477
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youth art camps
Art & Tech Camps: Tuesday - Friday from 1-5 pm
July 11 - August 11, 2023
Our summer program is designed for youth to explore a variety of visual and digital art and cultivate creativity. Students will develop new skills and techniques in drawing, painting, digital art and more. Using traditional mediums, iPads/iPencils for each student and the Cricut Explore 3, these camps are for ages 11-14.
Our instructors are working artists with extensive experience teaching art to youth and have crafted the program to allow kids the flexibility and freedom to be creative, have fun and develop skills they can use not only in art, but in life!
“An excellent camp for older kids, focused on building art skill and
not entertainment, group activities or busy work.
A nice contrast to some other camps.” - Parent Feedback
“It was an awesome program. Just the
right amount of freedom and direction.” - Parent Feedback
Thanks to the Dotty & Frank Light Family and Springfield Arts Commission, we are offering 50% off scholarships to low-income families
to participate in our 2023 Youth Art Camp!
Session 1: DRAWING WHAT YOU SEE & DIGITAL DRAWING GAMES
July 18-21, Tuesday-Friday from 1-5 pm
Ages 11-14
$160/ $140 Early Bird (price ends June 30)
Scholarship available!
Instructor: Uyen-Thi Nguyen
Oil painter, Author, LAC & OAC grant recipient www.utnpaintings.com
Inspired by Betty Edwards' "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain," students will experiment with different drawing exercises and build skills to draw what they see. We will learn about the intuitive and the logical brain, perception, and how it relates to seeing and drawing as we explore hands, faces and more! Students will also use the Procreate app on the ipad for freeform digital art and play JackBox drawing games. At the end of camp, they will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in the Art Camp Gallery show that kicks off on August 11 during Springfield's 2nd Friday Artwalk.
Session 2: DESIGN AND PRINT YOUR OWN ZINE, USING GRAPHIC DESIGN & PRINTMAKING
July 25-28, Tuesday-Friday from 1-5 pm
Ages 11-14
$160/ $140 Early Bird (price ends June 30)
Scholarship available!
Instructor: Krista Raasch
Interdisciplinary artist and arts educator, MFA UO www.KristaRaasch.com
This class will incorporate digital drawing and design on the Procreate app, exploring all the exciting digital tools the iPad has to offer! DIY Zine techniques and ideas will be covered, including folding and binding of the handmade zine. Along with printing digitally, we will carve our own linocut stamps, even using fabric ink to make DIY patches! This session will be a very open, exploratory time to create a unique, individual project. All students will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in the Art Camp Gallery show which kicks off August 11 during the Springfield 2nd Friday Artwalk.
Session 3: DIGITAL ART, STICKERS & T-SHIRTS
July 11-14, Tuesday-Friday from 1-5 pm
August 1-4, Tuesday-Friday from 1-5 pm
Ages 11-14
$160/ $140 Early Bird (price ends June 30)
Scholarship available!
Instructor: Krista Raasch
Interdisciplinary artist and arts educator, MFA UO www.KristaRaasch.com
This class will incorporate digital drawing with the Procreate app, playing with digital layers, tools and creating designs. Students will use the Cricut Explore 3 to create stickers for their phone, water bottle and print iron-on designs for shirts or bags that they bring in. Students will have the opportunity to exhibit their work in the Art Camp Gallery show which kicks off on August 11 during the Springfield 2nd Friday Artwalk.
Session 4: PAINTING!
August 8-11, Tuesday-Friday from 1-5 pm
Ages 11-14
$160/ $140 Early Bird (price ends June 30)
Instructor: Will Paradis
Painter, Artist in Residence LAC, Art Project Coordinator MuseArt Program
This week is all about painting! Students will engage in hands-on painting exercises that build foundational components they can use creatively and however they choose. They will explore painters through history and create their own landscapes, seascapes, figurative paintings and abstractions. Using quality acrylic paints, stretched and wrapped canvas and bristol board, students get to paint to their heart’s delight. They will have the opportunity to choose a painting to exhibit in the Art Camp Gallery Show that kicks off August 11 during Springfield's 2nd Friday Artwalk.